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twesterm on 24 March 2008
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cleveland124 said:
Auron said:
NintendoMan said:
so city's want camera's removed because they generate too little in fines despite saving peoples lives. Sounds about right for 21ts century.

Screw saving lives, the city needs money.


I'm surprised that everyone is mad at the city. I'm overjoyed. Less big brother looking over my shoulder the better. The statistics that the cameras save lives were sketchy anyway, and the cameras actually produce more rear end collisions due to drivers stopping so suddenly. However, not withstanding that I felt it was all a money making scheme anyway, this is what governments do. They supply services for the constituents on a limited budget. If the people feel they need to have the big brother lights, they can partition their congressmen and get a ballot put on the next election and start paying taxes to have the lights. However, the chances of that happening are 0% since no way that would pass a popular vote. Oh well, much more important things in life than big brother lights.


 Less big brother?  Please don't start the crap.  They didn't install the red light cameras so they could watch you sign to bad 80's music in the car, they installed them so people wouldn't run red lights.

And it's true there are idiots that stop suddenly, but that's because they're driving 30 over the speed limit anyways which is hardly the governments fault.  If you're driving the speed limit or even 10 over the speed limit you have plenty of time to stop for the red light.  People just need to pay attention and not drive double the speed limit.

And I would think this article does prove they do work.  People aren't running red lights because they know they're getting a ticket.  I don't know about where you live but idiots use to pretty frequently run red lights down here and now I very rarely see it and those places I do see it are the intersections that don't have cameras yet.  Anybody that says these don't work and are just some tool to spy on the people are...well I shouldn't say since I'm supposed to be resonsible and all.

So yeah, take your big brother bullshit somewhere else.  Red light cameras aren't some evil plot, they actually are there to stop peopel from running lights, they do work, and the city taking them out to get more money is bullshit.